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Janis wins Pro Mod title at NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Mike Janis, the reigning world champion in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, nabbed his first victory of the season Sunday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals where the series was presented by SMP Racing. 
28 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Mod
Mike Janis, the reigning world champion in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, nabbed his first victory of the season Sunday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals where the series was presented…
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Bill Skillman powers to his first-ever NHRA Factory Stock title

The Skillman family celebrated a double win after father Bill claimed his first SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title and Drew won in Stock Eliminator.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
factory stock
Separated by just a few minutes, Bill Skillman won the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title at the NGK Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte and his son, Drew, claimed the title in Stock Eliminator. Bill, an NHRA winner for the first time, got…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: Final

Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
hines
Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final. Hines, who is one of 19 drivers to win 50 races, rode his Screamin…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Final

Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round. Torrence’s Capco Contractors entry was the only one to…
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Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Final

Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force, and Matt Hagan.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win at the same track and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force…
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Firsts and 50ths highlight wild final day of racing at Four-Wide Nationals

Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Winners
Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide…
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Smith, Johnson take to the stage in ongoing Pro Stock Motorcycle debate

Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Matt Smith and Steve Johnson have been embroiled in an online war of words about rules changes within the class, and both got a spot on stage during the pre-race ceremony at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals to share their opinions.
28 Apr 2019
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Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Semifinals

It will be NHRA champions going four-wide in the Funny Car final after Robert Hight, John Force, Shawn Langdon, and Matt Hagan all advanced out of the semifinals.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Robert Hight
Robert Hight had low e.t. of the semifinal round of Funny Car with a 3.977 to easily win his quad with Shawn Langdon driving through tire smoke to a 4.31 second-place finish ahead of Tommy Johnson Jr. and J.R. Todd. His teammate, John Force,…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Semifinals

Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad. He’ll be joined in the Top Fuel final by Leah Pritchett, Steve Torrence, and Terry McMillen, guaranteeing a sixth different winner in six races this season.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Clay Millican
Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad with a 3.87 to edge Leah Pritchett’s 3.94. Low qualifier Mike Salinas and Doug Kalitta went up in smoke behind them. It’s the third straight four-wide final for Millican…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: Semifinals

Eddie Krawiec and Ryan Oehler advance to the final and are joined by Andrew Hines and Hector Arana Jr. following a re-run.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
oehler
Controversy marked the first semifinal quad when Hector Arana Sr. appeared to get timed out and Andrew Hines received a red-light start. Further review revealed that the stage lights in Arana’s lane never came on despite his frantic attempts to roll…
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Charlotte Sunday Photo Gallery

Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. As per tradition, the SealMaster TrackWalk kicked off the day, allowing fans to traverse the actual racing surface at zMAX Dragway…
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Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: E1

John Force, gunning for career win No. 150, advanced to the semifinals with a 3.920 alongside and in front of Matt Hagan’s 3.953 to lead the eight racers headed on in Funny Car competition.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
John Force
John Force, gunning for career win No. 150, advanced to the semifinals with a 3.920 alongside and in front of Matt Hagan’s 3.953 to end the days of defending event champ Cruz Pedregon and Jonnie Lindberg. Jack Beckman, a two-time four-wide winner…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: E1

Scott Palmer and Dom Lagana, both of whom failed to make a full run in qualifying, pulled the surprise of round one as both advanced to the Top Fuel semifinals after finishing 1-2 in their quad ahead of Antron Brown and Brittany Force.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Scott Palmer
Scott Palmer and Dom Lagana, both of whom failed to make a full run in qualifying, both advanced to the Top Fuel semifinals after finishing 1-2 in their quad ahead of Antron Brown and Brittany Force. Palmer stepped up to a 3.782 while Lagana,…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: E1

Karen Stoffer and Hector Arana Jr. tied for low E.T. of the opening round of Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminaitons.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
arana
Eddie Krawiec, a five-time runner-up at the zMax Four-Wide event, took a step towards his first win when he won his quad over Ryan Oehler, Joey Gladstone, and Steve Johnson. Oehler, looking for his first win anywhere, also advanced from the No. 13…
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Ron Capps and the NAPA team make a change for the better

Down to their last qualifying run, Ron Capps and crew chief Rahn Tobler make a bold move by changing cars.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
capps
Being bashful is not a trait that’s ingrained in many NHRA crew chiefs so it shouldn’t be surprising that Rahn Tobler barely flinches when asked about his decision to change cars prior to yesterday’s fourth and final qualifying run. Tobler and…
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What, me worry? Despite winless season to date, Torrence remains confident

After finishing the 2018 season with an unprecedented six-race win-streak sweep of the Countdown to the Championship, world champ Steve Torrence is winless through five Top Fuel races this season. Is he worried? Hardly.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
After finishing the 2018 season with an unprecedented six-race win-streak sweep of the Countdown to the Championship, world champ Steve Torrence is winless through five Top Fuel races this season. Is he worried? Hardly. “Honestly, you look at the…
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Who's next? How about Cory Reed or Joey Gladstone?

Is the Reed Motorsports team preparing for a breakthrough first victory? Cory Reed certainly seems to think so.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
reed
Now that Mike Salinas has his first Top Fuel victory who will be NHRA’s next first-time pro winner? Some worthy candidates include nitro rookies Jordan Vandergriff and Austin Prock, or perhaps Scott Palmer, Jonnie Lindberg, Fernando Cuadra, or even…
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NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sunday preview

Welcome to raceday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. After two days of qualifying, Sunday promises to be a real four-wide shootout.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Charlotte
Welcome to raceday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. After two days of qualifying, Sunday promises to be a real four-wide shootout among the three Mello Yello classes as well as the E3 Pro Mods and Mountain Motor Pro…
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Charlotte Funny Car Saturday results: Q4

Robert Hight earned his fourth No. 1 start in six events this season by stealing the pole from Friday leader Jack Beckman with a 3.883.
27 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Robert Hight
Robert Hight earned his fourth No. 1 start in six events this season by stealing the pole from Friday leader Jack Beckman with a 3.883. Hight's Auto Club Chevy had the best run of a strong session in which his boss, John Force, was next quickest…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Saturday results: Q3

Incoming qualifying leader Mike Salinas didn’t better his 3.68 Friday field leader, but the Scrappers Racing pilot let everyone know he was ready for Sunday eliminations with a best-of-session 3.728.
27 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Mike Salinas
Incoming qualifying leader Mike Salinas didn’t better his 3.68 Friday field leader, but the Scrappers Racing pilot let everyone know he was ready for Sunday eliminations with a best-of-session 3.728. The fuel dragsters seemed to finally find…
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Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Karen Stoffer claim top qualifying spots in Charlotte

Mike Salinas (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the top qualifiers for the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway and will lead their respective fields into eliminations Sunday.
27 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
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Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, and Karen Stoffer ended Friday's qualifying as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively, and both managed to hang on to their positions following both of Saturday's qualifying rounds…
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Charlotte Saturday Photo Gallery

Photo highlights from the second day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
27 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from the second day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. North Carolina race fans packed the pits at zMAX Dragway, eager to check out the stars and cars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying results: Q3

Karen Stoffer captured the fourth pole of her career, and her first since the 2015 season at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
27 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
stoffer1
Karen Stoffer captured the fourth pole of her career, and her first since the 2015 season at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Stoffer's 6.793 from Saturday's first session withstood a barrage of strong runs in Q3 but held up for the top…
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Antron Brown: Looking back while still looking ahead

The day before he saddled up in the Matco Tools dragster for his first qualifying run of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals marked the 20-year anniversary of Antron Brown’s first career win. He still looks back on those formative days that made him what he is and helps him get through the rough patches.
27 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Antron Brown
The day before he saddled up in the Matco Tools dragster for his first qualifying run of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals marked the 20-year anniversary of Antron Brown’s first career win. Brown’s breakthrough win came April 25,…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Saturday results: Q2

Reigning world champ Steve Torrence had the best run of the second Top Fuel session, racing his Capco Contractors dragster to a 3.756. Friday leader Mike Salinas stayed atop the pack with his 3.687.
27 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence had the best run of the second Top Fuel session, racing his Capco Contractors dragster to a 3.756. Doug Kalitta backed up his Friday pass of 3.733 with a solid 3.779 as did Terry McMillen, whose 3.794 was a nice…
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Charlotte Funny Car qualifying results: Q3

Robert Hight, Jack Beckman, and Tommy Johnson Jr. were the quickest drivers in the third Funny Car qualifying session.
27 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
hight
Robert Hight, Jack Beckman, and Tommy Johnson Jr. were the quickest drivers in the third Funny Car qualifying session. Hight, the current points leader and winner of three of the first five events of the season, backed up last night's 3.93-second…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying results: Q2

Karen Stoffer betters Friday's run to lead Q2 while teammates Joey Gladstone and Cory Reed make big gains at zMax Dragway.
27 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
gladstone
Karen Stoffer's Friday run at zMax Dragway was obviously no fluke after she rode Jerry Savoie's Suzuki to a 6.793 to lead Q2. Stoffer picked up an additional three bonus points after making the best run of her long career. She held off four-time…
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Stoffer quickly adjusts to life with the WAR team

Karen Stoffer has big expectations for her first season as a member of Jerry Savoie’s White Alligator Suzuki team.
27 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
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Every year since her debut in 1996, Karen Stoffer has got to the starting line with the comfort that comes with knowing her husbang, Gary, has her back. Gary Stoffer is still Karen’s biggest supporter, and she’s still and integral part of the team…
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Don Schumacher Racing, Okuma expand partnership to include racecar sponsorships

Don Schumacher Racing has expanded the team’s ongoing partnership with Okuma to include a primary sponsorship of Leah Pritchett’s Top Fuel dragster at three NHRA events in 2019, and associate support of Tommy Johnson Jr.’s Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car.
27 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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DSR
Don Schumacher Racing has expanded the team’s ongoing partnership with Okuma, a leading machine tool manufacturer, to include a primary sponsorship of Leah Pritchett’s Top Fuel dragster at three NHRA events in 2019, and associate support of Tommy…
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What drives Mike Salinas?

Mike Salinas didn't ponder long after his breakthrough win in Las Vegas. After a celebratory ice cream, for him it was a simple as, "OK, now that I've proven I can win, let's go win again." He makes no bones about it: He expects success. He's a goal setter and a problem solver, whether it's in his business or his racing.
27 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Mike Salinas
Three weeks ago in Las Vegas, Mike Salinas realized a dream years in the making when he hoisted the Wally trophy after winning NHRA’s four-wide event in Las Vegas.  Of course he got congratulatory calls and texts from a lot of his racing…
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